Pompeo, a Steadfast Hawk, Coaxes a Hesitant Trump on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expanded his power during a vacuum in the Pentagon, but his hard-line policies on Iran are running into President Trump’s isolationist instincts. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:In Replacing Tillerson With Pompeo, Trump Turns to Loyalists Who Reflect ‘America First’ ViewsWhy Moscow Will Never Apologize for Attack on Ex-SpyVenezuela Arrests Former Minister Who Became Vocal Government CriticThe Biggest Refugee Camp Braces for Rain: ‘This Is Going to Be a Catastrophe’China Sells Stake in Blackstone as Deal Scene Turns SourStephen Hawking, Who Examined the Universe and Explained Black Holes, Dies at 76